cursory
Quick and shallow
Cursory describes something done hastily and without attention to detail.
A cursory glance barely registers what it sees; a cursory examination misses important features.
The word implies superficiality—not thorough enough for the task at hand: After a cursory review of the contract, she signed it without noticing the penalty clause.
Without much depth
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- skin-deepAffecting only the surface
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
half-hearted · negligent · careless · slipshod · sloppy · unsystematic · patchy · rudimentary
Done with excessive speed
brisk · fleeting · brief · passing · momentary · expeditious · precipitate · headlong
Brief, casual look
- scanBrief visual sweep
- skimPass over lightly
- once-overRapid superficial examination
- overviewBroad general summary
glimpse · peek · look · browse · run-through · survey · perusal · inspection
Done with minimal effort
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
routine · automatic · detached · unconcerned · nonchalant · offhand · token · obligatory
shallow
Without much depth
incomplete · half-hearted · negligent · careless · slipshod · sloppy · unsystematic · patchy · rudimentary · incomplete
rushed
Done with excessive speed
swift · brisk · fleeting · brief · passing · momentary · expeditious · precipitate · headlong · perfunctory
glance
Brief, casual look
overview · glimpse · peek · look · browse · run-through · survey · perusal · inspection · review
perfunctory
Done with minimal effort
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
mechanical · routine · automatic · detached · unconcerned · nonchalant · offhand · token · obligatory · nominal
- slapdashsloppy, hasty, rushed, careless, haphazard
- brief or quickbrief, quick, instant, flash, jiffy
- superficialshallow, surface, skin-deep, depthless, perfunctory
- shoddinessslipshod, slapdash, hack job, botch job, botch
- detail levelsdetailed, general, specific, broad, narrow
- Office Bureaucracypaperwork, filing, approval, sign-off, compliance
cursorythorough
Complete in every detail
exhaustive · comprehensive · in-depth · meticulous · painstaking
cursorycareful
Exercising caution and attention
attentive · scrupulous · diligent · conscientious · assiduous
- cursor keysDirectional input buttons
- blinking cursorFlashing text position marker
- text cursorTyping position marker
- wait cursorLoading progress indicator
- cursory lookRapid, shallow examination